Today’s Hurdle sends you through a five-word chain, and at least one of the rounds is likely to catch you off guard. Whether you’re breezing through the early hurdles or stuck on the final word, this guide has every hint and answer for March 30, 2026 — in the right order, so you only see as much as you need.
What Is Hurdle?
Hurdle is a five-round word guessing game built on the same core mechanic as Wordle: guess a five-letter word, and the tiles tell you which letters are correct (green), misplaced (yellow), or wrong (gray). What makes Hurdle different is the chained structure. Each time you solve a word, that answer becomes your first guess for the next round — carrying over letter information and giving you a running start, or sometimes none at all depending on how much the words share.
The fifth and final hurdle is the most challenging. All four previous answers are shown as guesses, so you arrive at the last word with a substantial amount of letter data already on the board. The key rule to remember: the number of times a letter is highlighted in previous rounds does not necessarily tell you how many times it appears in the final word.
Word 1 — March 30, 2026
Hint
One of the seven dwarves.
Answer
DOPEY
DOPEY is the sleepy, lovable dwarf from Snow White — a classic character name and a solid five-letter word. It starts with D and contains a Y at the end, which may or may not carry forward helpfully into round two.
Word 2 — March 30, 2026
Hint
To coordinate.
Answer
ALIGN
ALIGN means to bring things into proper position or agreement — as in aligning planets, aligning text, or aligning a team around a shared goal. It ends in N and features a double vowel pair (A-I) that can trip up solvers unfamiliar with the letter structure.
Word 3 — March 30, 2026
Hint
Cloudy.
Answer
MILKY
MILKY describes something cloudy, hazy, or resembling the appearance of milk — like a milky sky or milky glass. It shares the -Y ending with DOPEY, so if you noticed that pattern, it may have helped you narrow things down quickly.
Word 4 — March 30, 2026
Hint
Life cycle.
Answer
IMAGO
IMAGO is the final, fully developed adult stage of an insect after it has completed metamorphosis. It’s a biology term that also doubles as a concept in psychology (Carl Jung used it to describe an idealized mental image of a person). The unusual vowel-heavy structure — I, A, O in a five-letter word — makes this one of the harder answers in today’s chain and a potential stumbling block even for experienced players.
Word 5 (Final Hurdle) — March 30, 2026
Hint
Grimy.
Answer
DINGY
DINGY means dirty, dull, or grimy in appearance — a dimly lit room might be described as dingy, or old, neglected clothing. Note the spelling: DINGY (grimy) is different from DINGHY (a small boat), a distinction that catches a lot of players. By the time you reach this final round, the letters from DOPEY, ALIGN, MILKY, and IMAGO are all on the board, so look carefully at what’s been confirmed before making your guesses.
Quick Answer Summary
- Word 1: DOPEY
- Word 2: ALIGN
- Word 3: MILKY
- Word 4: IMAGO
- Word 5: DINGY
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